This statistic shows the results of a 2016 survey in which respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) were asked whether they use different shopping mediums to make purchases monthly. In-store remains the most popular shopping medium, with 69.2 percent of respondents claiming they make purchases this way on a monthly basis. In comparison, PCs are used to shop monthly by 64.2 percent of respondents, and smart-phones by 28.4 percent.
Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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PwC. (February 28, 2017). Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/
PwC. "Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. February 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/
PwC. (2017). Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/
PwC. "Shopping Mediums Used to Make Purchases Monthly in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/
PwC, Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Shopping mediums used to make purchases monthly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], PwC, February 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780469/shopping-mediums-monthly-usage-united-kingdom-uk/